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@joshd96320 387015 wrote:

to be honest all the media on this event hasnt been too skeptical – it has been very justified. such as “although peaceful, was still illegal”… and “ravers took litter home with themselves”

etc

the media coverage of EA raves was suprisingly positive right up to the zero tolerance clampdown…

what matters is what the locals think.

BTW here’s G-GMKD (it would seem odd the local spotters didn’t give a much clearer description of this as its a very obvious plane and regular in the area)

might seem odd they’ve charged people from miles away but this is a big propaganda coup for the heddlu as they can now argue its folk from areas where raves have already been prevented rather than local crims (that would mean the local heddlu are less effective)

this will also result in seeminly unconnected arrests for drugs and other criminal activity across the UK due to the intelligence gathered – as occured in the wake of the ’06 megariot. The cops know that licensing offences rarely have harsh penalties unless they put the case before Crown Court (they may well do) but other crimes are much easier to bust people for…

TBH I don’t think the cops are particularly bothered about long term charges, just getting the rigs out of circulation for as long as possible. I know of one crew what has had their stack held for months and they thought they were in a licensed venue!

at present they will only ever get a few people out of the hundreds at raves, but going by the precedents of East Anglian cases and thus common law its not looking good. the goodwill of normal Welsh folk (if it ever existed at all and wasn’t just the fact their authorities have less money than the SE or East) has been exhausted anyway.